JP3706297B2 - Wiring structure in furniture - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wiring structure formed on the back side of furniture that stores articles such as cabinets.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a recent office environment, a layout is considered in which the height of a cabinet as storage furniture for storing documents and the like is reduced, and an OA device such as a printer is disposed on the top surface of the cabinet.
[0003]
On the other hand, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-36264, for the purpose of makeup or the like, posts are fixed to the left and right sides of the back of the cabinet with screws, and panel plates as panel elements are attached to the left and right posts. To do. And it is disclosed that the gap between the panel plate and the back of the cabinet is used for the wiring space.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the prior art, in the case where the thickness of the wiring cord to be inserted is large, the only way to increase the gap in the wiring space is to replace it with one having a larger thickness.
[0005]
Moreover, according to the prior art, the area of the top surface of the main body case of the cabinet cannot be increased.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to provide a wiring structure that can be easily retrofitted to a main body case of furniture such as a cabinet.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the object, the wiring structure in the furniture of the invention of claim 1 is a frame-like wiring duct body formed so that the wiring passages are communicated with the back surface of the main body case of the furniture such as a cabinet over the four circumference sides. Are connected to cover the back surface of the wiring duct body with a panel device , and the panel device is connected to the back surface of the wiring duct body and above the upper surface of the wiring duct body. a pair of posts projecting, covering the back side of the wiring duct body, and a back panel plate and removably attaching the rear face of the one pair of pillars, the front surface of the pair of columns in the upper of the wiring duct member It is comprised by the front panel board attached so that attachment or detachment is possible .
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the wiring structure of the furniture according to the first aspect, the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface of the wiring duct body are covered with detachable cover plates, respectively, and the surface of each cover plate And the side surface and the top surface of the main body case of the furniture are substantially flush with each other.
[0009]
The invention described in Claim 3 is the wiring structure in furniture according to claim 1 or claim 2, the upper end of the panel system for covering the back surface of the wiring duct body, the top surface of the main body case of the furniture It protrudes further upward.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a wiring duct body 12 is connected to the back surface of a main body case 1 of a cabinet having a low height, and a panel device 40 is connected to the back surface thereof. 2 is an exploded perspective view of each component, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the vertically long wiring duct body 12, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. The cabinet body case 1 includes a left and right side plate 1a, a back plate 1b, and a top plate (not shown), and is placed on a hollow base 2. Opening / closing doors 3 are arranged in a plurality of stages on the front side of the main body case 1 of each cabinet. An OA device 5 such as a printer is placed on a wooden top plate 4 fixed to the upper surface plate of the main body case 1.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vertically long wiring duct body 12 erected and connected along the back plate 1 b of the main body case 1 of the cabinet has front and rear side plates each having a substantially rectangular center hole 14. 13a and 13b are welded and connected at the location of the central hole 14 with a rectangular frame-shaped inner peripheral connecting plate 15, and the lower ends of the front and rear side plates 13a and 13b are connected by welding with a lower connecting plate 3 It consists of a frame made of sheet metal that is open in the direction (left and right direction and upward). The open left and right edges and upper edges of the front and rear side plates 13a, 13b are bent slightly inward to form edge pieces 17a, 17b, 17c.
[0012]
The outer duct portion between the front and rear side plates 13a and 13b in the wiring duct body 12 includes the opened left and right vertical duct portions 19a and 19b, the left and right longitudinal upper and lower horizontal duct portions 19c, and the lower side. The left and right longitudinal lower lateral duct portion 19d communicates in an annular shape.
[0013]
The wiring duct body 12 fixes one side plate (the front side plate 13a in the embodiment) and the back plate 1b of the cabinet body case 1 with screws (screws). The other side plate (in the embodiment, the outer surface of the rear side plate 13b and the portion of the central hole 14 in the embodiment) is connected so as to be covered by a panel device 40 described later and integrally covered.
[0014]
Similarly, the outer sides of the vertical duct portions 19a, 19b in the wiring duct body 12 are closed by detachably attaching the vertical cover plates 20, 20. The vertical cover plate 20 may be attached with screws 21 or a locking claw (not shown) protruding from the inner surface of each cover plate 20 with a notch formed in the edge pieces 17a, 17b, 17c. You may comprise so that it may engage / disengage elastically with a groove | channel.
[0015]
The outer side (upper side) of the upper horizontal duct portion 19c is detachably covered with an upper surface cover plate 22. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the upper surface of the upper surface cover plate 22 and the upper surface of the top plate 4 are separated from each other. It is preferable that the upper cover plate 22 and the side edge of the top plate 4 are in contact with each other so that they are substantially flush with each other and are arranged so that there is no gap.
[0016]
The panel device 40 includes a pair of left and right columns 41, first and second back panel plates 42 and 43 disposed on the rear surface thereof, a front panel plate 44 disposed on an upper front surface of the column 41, and left and right columns 41 and 41. The lower horizontal beam 45 also serving as a cord receiving rod connecting between the lower ends of the left and right ends, and the headboard 46 connecting the upper ends of the left and right support columns 41, 41 are provided. Therefore, the column 41 extends higher than the top plate 4 in the main body case 1 of the cabinet by the height of the front panel plate 44.
[0017]
The support column 41 is formed in a U-shape in plan view (may be another cross-sectional shape such as a hollow rectangular shape), and as shown in FIG. 4, a screw 50 is fixed to the rear side plate 13 b of the wiring duct body 12. A plurality of upper and lower downward engaging claws (not shown) cut and raised on one side plate in 41 are formed in a plurality of upper and lower locking holes (not shown) formed in the rear side plate 13b of the wiring duct body 12. It may be fixed by being dropped and engaged.
[0018]
The first back panel plate 42, the second back panel plate 43, and the front panel plate 44 have basically the same structure except that their vertical heights are different, and are formed by bending a metal plate into a thin box shape. The surface is covered with a covering material such as cloth (woven cloth).
[0019]
Synthetic resin locking blocks are mounted on the four corners of the back surface of each panel plate 42, 43, 44, and a lower hook 47 is integrally formed with the left and right locking blocks arranged at the bottom. Is provided. Further, the upper left and right locking blocks are formed with a plate-like upper claw 49 having an upward projection and a mountain-shaped stopper piece (not shown) located below the plate.
[0020]
A pair of slots 51 and 52 corresponding to the claws 47 and 49 are formed in both fin plates 41b and 41b of the support column 41. After the lower pawl 47 is dropped into the lower slot 52 first, Each panel plate 42, 43, 44 can be attached to the column 41 by pushing 49 and the stopper piece into the upper slot 51 against elasticity and inserting them.
[0021]
The outer sides of the left and right support columns 41, 41 and the side edges of the back panel plates 42, 43 and the front panel plate 44 are covered with vertical edge cover bodies 55, 55, and both end portions of the headboard 46 and each vertical edge cover body. The upper end of 55 is connected via a corner edge cover 54.
[0022]
1, 2, and 4, the upper surface cover plate 22 of the wiring duct body 12 is provided with a wiring lead-out port 56, and the wiring lead-out port 56 is elastically deformed with two rubber plates ( (Also possible with soft synthetic resin material) 57 is configured to be mated and the wiring cord C from the OA device 5 on the cabinet is drawn into the wiring duct body 12 from the mating edge of the two rubber plates 57 Has been. As another embodiment, two hard synthetic resin cover plates can be pushed into the wiring lead-out port 56 in the direction perpendicular to the thickness of the upper cover plate 22 after being vertically rotated. It is also possible to configure so that the wiring outlet 56 can be opened largely.
[0023]
In the wiring duct body 12, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, a power supply box and an outlet 59 are provided in the upper horizontal duct portion 19c and the like, and the vertical duct portion 19b and the lower horizontal duct portion 19d of the wiring duct body 12 are provided. A wiring cord (power cord) C can be inserted through the through hole 2a to the base 2 (see FIG. 4).
[0024]
With the above configuration, in a cabinet installed at an arbitrary location in the office, the wiring cord C drawn from the outlet (not shown) provided at the base of a double floor, a wall, a partition or the like is, as shown in FIG. It is guided into the wiring duct body 12 through the insertion hole 2a drilled in the base 2 of the base, or guided upward from the lower end of the wiring duct body 12 through the vertical duct portion 19a (19b), and from the upper horizontal duct portion 19c. Wiring to the OA equipment 5 such as a facsimile machine, a printer, a display such as a CRT, or a projector placed on the top plate 4 on the main body case through the wiring outlet 56 in the upper surface cover plate 22 of the wiring duct body 12 is extremely possible. Easy to do. In that case, wiring work is facilitated by removing the back panel plates 42 and 43 and the vertical cover plate 20 in advance.
[0025]
Therefore, when the wiring code C is thick, wiring may be performed so as to pass through the location of the wiring duct body 12. The wiring work is preferably performed with the back panel plates 42 and 43 removed from the support column 41. However, when the back panel plates 42 and 43 are in close contact with the wall of the room, the front panel plate 44 is removed. Alternatively, it can be performed with the top cover plate 22 and the vertical cover plate 20 removed. When a separate wiring space is required so that the power cord and the information cord such as a telephone line do not approach, the thick wiring cord C is inserted into the wiring space on the wiring duct body 12 side, while the panel device 40 The wiring space within the thickness of the support column 41 may be used so as to insert an information code such as a telephone line.
[0026]
In the reference example shown in FIG. 5, the wiring duct body 12 is connected to the back surface of the main body case 1 of the cabinet, and the back panel plate 60 is directly attached to the back surface of the wiring duct body 12 without the support 41. . Also in this case, the same configuration as that of the first embodiment in which the back panel is detachable from the support column 41 is employed. Further, the lower surface of the upper surface cover plate 22 is contacted so as to cover the upper end of the back panel plate 60, and the upper surface area of the upper surface cover plate 22 that is flush with the top plate 4 is increased to widen the placement surface of the article. be able to. Since other configurations, operations, and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same parts and components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
[0027]
In the above embodiment and the reference example , the frame structure of the wiring duct body 12 is formed so that the wiring passages communicate with each other on the four circumference sides on the back surface of the furniture body case 1. Thus, it becomes easy to approach from the side surface of the main body case, and the wiring work for the four-round wiring passage becomes extremely easy. Further, since the back surface of the wiring duct body 12 is detachably covered with the back panel plates 42, 43, and 60, the access from the back surface of the wiring duct body 12 and wiring work can be performed by removing the back panel plate. It becomes extremely easy.
[0028]
Since the upper surface and the left and right side surfaces of the wiring duct body 12 are covered with detachable cover plates 22, 20, and 20, respectively, the four-way wiring passage can be easily opened by removing each cover plate. Moreover, since the surface of each cover plate 22, 20, 20 and the side surface and top surface of the main body case 1 of the furniture are substantially flush with each other, the wiring attached after the wiring work The outer peripheral surface of the duct body 12 is flush with the outer peripheral surface of the furniture main body case 1 so that a sense of unity can be formed.
[0029]
[Operation and effect of the invention]
As described above, the wiring structure in the furniture of the invention of claim 1 connects the frame-shaped wiring duct body formed so that the wiring passages are communicated over the four circumference sides to the back surface of the main body case of the furniture such as the cabinet. The furniture is formed by connecting the back surface of the wiring duct body so as to be covered with the panel device , and the panel device is connected to the back surface of the wiring duct body and protrudes upward from the upper surface of the wiring duct body. A pair of columns, a back panel plate that covers the back side of the wiring duct body and is detachably attached to the rear surface of the pair of columns, and can be attached to the front surface of the pair of columns above the wiring duct body It is comprised by the front panel board to attach .
[0030]
With this configuration, the wiring space on the back side of the furniture main body case is increased by the space of the wiring duct body, and a thick wiring cord and a large number of wiring cords can be stored. Moreover, since the frame structure of the wiring duct body is formed so that the wiring passages communicate with each other over the four circumferences on the back surface of the furniture main body case, the wiring duct body can be easily accessed from the side surface of the main body case. Thus, there is an effect that the wiring work for the four-round wiring passage is extremely easy. Furthermore, since the back surface of the back and the wiring duct of the main body case furniture is hidden by the panel device, an effect called does not impair the appearance be disposed easily place attached to the furniture toward the center like a glance of the room .
[0031]
In addition, when a separate wiring space is required so that the power cord and the information cord such as a telephone line do not approach each other, the thick wiring cord C is inserted into the wiring space on the wiring duct body 12 side, while the panel device The wiring space within the thickness of the 40 columns 41 can be used so as to insert an information code such as a telephone line.
[0032]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the wiring structure of the furniture according to the first aspect, the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface of the wiring duct body are covered with detachable cover plates, respectively, and the surface of each cover plate And the side surface and the top surface of the main body case of the furniture are configured to be substantially flush with each other. Therefore, by removing each cover plate, the four-way wiring passage can be easily opened. Moreover, since the surface of each cover plate and the side surface and top surface of the main body case of the furniture are substantially flush with each other, the outer peripheral surface of the attached wiring duct body is the same as the furniture main body case after wiring work. There is an effect that a sense of unity can be formed by being flush with the outer peripheral surface.
[0033]
The invention described in Claim 3 is the wiring structure in furniture according to claim 1 or claim 2, the upper end of the panel system for covering the back surface of the wiring duct body, the top surface of the main body case of the furniture It protrudes further upward. If comprised in this way, in addition to the effect of the invention of Claim 1 or Claim 2, the back surface of the OA apparatus mounted on the top surface of the main body case and the routed portion of the wiring cord can be hidden by the panel device. There is an effect that can be done.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wiring structure in a cabinet of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a wiring structure.
FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a wiring duct body.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a reference example .
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body case 1a ... Side plate 1b ... Back plate 2 ... Base 3 ... Opening / closing door 4 ... Top plate 5 ... OA equipment 12 ... Wiring duct body 13a, 13b ... Front / rear side plate 14 ... Center Hole 15 ... Inner peripheral connecting plate 17a, 17b, 17c ... Edge plate 19a, 19b ... Vertical duct part 19c ... Upper horizontal duct part 19d ... Lower horizontal duct part 20 ... Vertical cover body 22 ... Upper surface Cover plate 40 Panel device 41 Struts 42, 43, 60 Back panel plate 44 Front panel plate 46 Kasagi 47 Vertical edge cover body 48 Corner edge cover

Claims (3)

A frame-like wiring duct body formed so that the wiring passages communicate with each other on the four circumference sides is connected to the back surface of a furniture case such as a cabinet, and the back surface of the wiring duct body is connected so as to be covered with a panel device. Furniture,
The panel device is connected to the back surface of the wiring duct body, covers a pair of support columns protruding upward from the upper surface of the wiring duct body, and covers the back side of the wiring duct body, and is detachable from the rear surfaces of the pair of support columns. A wiring structure for furniture , comprising: a back panel plate to be attached to the front panel plate; and a front panel plate to be detachably attached to the front surfaces of the pair of columns above the wiring duct body .   The left and right side surfaces and the upper surface of the wiring duct body are each covered with a detachable cover plate, and the surface of each cover plate and the side surface and top surface of the main body case of the furniture are substantially flush with each other. The wiring structure for furniture according to claim 1, wherein the wiring structure is a furniture structure. Wiring structure in furniture according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the upper end of the panel system for covering the back surface of the wiring duct member, is protruded upward from the top surface of the main body case of the furniture.

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